Litter-picking Japanese fan explains the importance of clearing up at World Cup – video

Japan fans at the World Cup in Qatar have been picking up litter in the stands after matches, win, lose or draw. Japan's Football Association supplied 8,000 blue rubbish bags to fans, which fittingly colour the stadiums 'Samurai Blue', the Japanese team's nickname. Each bag is covered with 'thank you' messages written in Arabic, Japanese, and English. This is nothing unusual for Japanese fans and players, who are known to clean the team dressing room and leave thank-you notes. Joint-leader of Japan supporters group, Masaya Fukumori, said 'our main goal is to fill the stadium with a blue colour by using blue plastic bags. And since we have garbage bags anyway, let's just clean up the garbage on the way home.'

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